Harnessing Interdisciplinary Research to Promote the Flourishing of Every Child and Family
The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children brings together top researchers to help reduce inequities in child health outcomes, including those caused by social and structural determinants of health. Through strategic investments in research, education, training and infrastructure we are executing our vision of “harnessing interdisciplinary research to promote the flourishing of every child and family”.
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Sep 24, 2024
Honour the experiences of residential school survivors by joining a University-wide event to commemorate Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. Students, librarians, faculty members, and staff can register to attend this event in person or watch the live stream.
Sep 17, 2024
Dr. Andi Camden is an Epidemiologist and Senior Research Associate at the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children. Andi has completed her postdoctoral fellowship and is launching a $1 million project to create a national surveillance system for perinatal opioid use, aiming to improve public health outcomes through comprehensive data integration and collaboration.
Sep 16, 2024
The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children is proud to announce that two of its Leong Scholars, Erica Wennberg and Sarah Maleki, both under the supervision of the Centre’s Co-Directors, have been awarded the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships for the 2024 cycle. Additionally, Bryan Gascon and Lauren Tailor, two trainees from the Child Health Evaluative Sciences program at the SickKids Research Institute, have also received this honour.
Co-Directors Message
Leong Centre will help improve child health through new precision prevention
Researchers can better predict and enhance health outcomes for children around the world.
